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French National Gendarmerie unit
The GIGN (French: Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale pronunciation; transl. National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) is the elite tactical
GIGN
1994 aircraft hijacking
the Tour Montparnasse in Paris. When the aircraft reached Marseille, the GIGN, a counterterrorism and hostage rescue unit of the French National Gendarmerie
Air_France_Flight_8969
Revolver
as for its offensive role and use by French police tactical units such as GIGN and the National Police's RAID. The MR73 has also seen service with military
Manurhin_MR_73
Elite tactical unit of the French National Police
Paris. RAID is the National Police counterpart of the National Gendarmerie's GIGN. Both units share responsibility for the French territory. Since 2009, RAID
RAID_(French_police_unit)
Militarised police force in France
Army on French soil are fulfilled by units of the Departmental Gendarmerie. GIGN (Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale) is one of the two premier
National_Gendarmerie
French military officer (born 1959)
was appointed commander of the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN). In 1994 he was promoted to chef d'escadron (major). In 1994, he commanded
Denis_Favier
Rifle cartridge
tactical unit GIGN announced in 2025 that they are partnering with Swiss ammunition maker SwissP Defenc to produce 6.5 Grendel cartridges for the GIGN. .220 Russian
6.5mm_Grendel
Czech modular assault rifle and variants
December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016. "Le GIGN s'équipe d'un nouveau fusil d'assaut BREN 2 tchèque | GIGN historique". 6 April 2017. Archived from the
CZ_805_BREN
1979 radical Islamic insurgency in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
aid from France, which responded by dispatching advisory units from the GIGN. After French operatives provided them with a special type of tear gas that
Grand_Mosque_seizure
Combined military forces of France
force Gendarmerie Mobile (GM) – anti-riot unit and counter-terrorism group (GIGN) Garde républicaine – republican guard of France Gendarmerie des Transports
French_Armed_Forces
Public order subdivision of the French National Gendarmerie
Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) with a central unit and fourteen regional branches called AGIGNs (French: Antennes du GIGN). Their missions include counter-terrorism
Mobile_Gendarmerie
Internal security force of Qatar
have conducted joint exercises with international forces including France's GIGN. Qatar State Security Law enforcement in Qatar Shea, Dan (19 September 2022)
Lekhwiya
French officer of the National Gendarmerie
French National Gendarmerie. He was involved in the organisation of the GIGN (of which he was prominent commander in) and the GSPR. Prouteau graduated
Christian_Prouteau
Civil unrest in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia (May–December 2024)
Tontouta International Airport. More than 600 gendarmes, including a hundred GIGN operatives were set to take part in the operation. On 19 May, French authorities
2024_New_Caledonia_unrest
after authorities had taken a decision overnight, members of the Hubert and GIGN commando, with five helicopters, took possession of the ship. The striking
MS_Pascal_Paoli
2004 video game
performs emergency surgery on 47 before he can bleed out, but officers from the GIGN storm the hotel to capture 47. While the ICA doctor is forced to flee without
Hitman:_Contracts
1988 hostage crisis in New Caledonia
public prosecutor who had been sent to negotiate, seven members of the French GIGN military unit and a regular army lieutenant. They demanded talks with the
Ouvéa_cave_hostage_taking
Trademark on revolvers
as for its offensive role and use by French police tactical units such as GIGN and the National Police's RAID) that Manurhin acquired its notoriety. In
Manurhin
2019 French film
1976 in Djibouti, a school bus was taken hostage at the Somali border. The GIGN is sent on the spot, where after 30 hours of tension a rescue operation is
15_Minutes_of_War
Semi-automatic rifle
Control Brigade), and the Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale ("GIGN") special-operations unit. The A.M.D. was made in two versions, the first
Ruger_Mini-14
2005 film by Michael Bay
to discover the real world. Merrick hires Burkinabé mercenary and former GIGN operative Albert Laurent to find and return them to the compound. Lincoln
The_Island_(2005_film)
Police tactical unit of Portugal
Although a police unit, the GOE is employed worldwide, similar to the French GIGN or to the German GSG 9. In 1978, Quinta das Águas Livres in Sintra was acquired
Special Operations Group (Portugal)
Special_Operations_Group_(Portugal)
Film by Julien Leclercq
Islamic fundamentalist terrorists and the raid to free the hostages by the GIGN, the elite counter-terrorism unit of the French National Gendarmerie. Vincent
The_Assault_(2010_film)
2011 film
overseas territory, 30 policemen are taken hostage by a group of separatists. GIGN captain Philippe Legorjus is sent to negotiate with the group's leader, Alphonse
Rebellion_(2011_film)
French parachute-trained intervention squadron
Versailles-Satory with its sister unit GIGN. Besides its primary mission of providing heavy support and reinforcement to GIGN, EPIGN soon developed its own set
Parachute Intervention Squadron of the National Gendarmerie
Parachute_Intervention_Squadron_of_the_National_Gendarmerie
Mobile structure for attacking walls
A vehicle used by GIGN featuring a mechanical assault ladder mounted on its roof, essentially a modern version of a siege tower
Siege_tower
Military unit
to provide security for the FIFA World Cup games in Mexico City. France's GIGN trained the group in special weapons and counter-terrorism tactics. On 1
Cuerpo_de_Fuerzas_Especiales
Special operations forces of the French Navy
known to be a Special Mission Unit supporting counter terrorism along with GIGN (see Ouvea cave, MS Pascal Paoli). Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a naval officer
Commandos_Marine
Rifle
"La nouvelle arme des observateurs tireurs de la gendarmerie" (in French). GIGN. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2017
Tikka_T3
Military force tasked with law enforcement
corresponding units in the civilian police), counter-terrorism and hostage rescue (GIGN, again along with some corresponding units in the civilian police), maritime
Gendarmerie
Specialized police unit
A GIGN assault column moving towards a target during training.
Police_tactical_unit
Units of French prison administration
d'information sur les prisons". prison.eu.org. Retrieved 2023-03-28. "Le "GIGN de la pénitentiaire" a fait ses preuves". LEFIGARO (in French). 2010-10-13
Regional Intervention and Security Teams
Regional_Intervention_and_Security_Teams
World's first twin-engine widebody jet airliner
Marseille following a confrontational firefight between the terrorists and the GIGN French Special Forces, the result was the death of all four terrorists. (Snipers
Airbus_A300
1980 hostage situation in London
counter-terrorism and hostage-rescue unit, and was quickly followed by the French GIGN. Following these examples, the British government, worried that the country
Iranian_Embassy_siege
Austrian police tactical unit
participated in the same type of hostage rescue operations that the HRT, GIGN, GIS, NSG, ERU, GSG 9, and the SAS have had, the EKO Cobra is the only Counter-Terrorism
EKO_Cobra
Activity to defend against or prevent terrorist actions
GIGN operators in 2015. GIGN is the counterterrorist tactical unit of the National Gendarmerie of France.
Counterterrorism
Infantry mobility vehicle with MRAP capabilities
"Senegal 🇸🇳 | During the Independence Day parade, the National Gendarmerie (GIGN) displayed an impressive amount of vehicles" (Tweet) – via Twitter. French:
Otokar_Cobra_II
French National Police unit
together with the Police nationale's RAID, and the Gendarmerie nationale's GIGN The BRIs are regular law enforcement units of the French National Police
Search and Intervention Brigade
Search_and_Intervention_Brigade
French military officer (born 1946)
era. Barril was a gendarme until 1995. He was the second officer of the GIGN Special Forces unit for 10 years, before being involved in the creation of
Paul_Barril
Belgian compact personal defense weapon
March 18, 2011. Micheletti, Eric (September 30, 2004). Le GIGN: Trente Ans d'Actions [The GIGN: Thirty Years of Actions] (in French). Paris: Histoire &
FN_P90
2023 French evacuation from Sudan
Hundreds of French soldiers were mobilized from the Special Operations Command, GIGN, Crisis and support center, French forces in Djibouti, 5th Overseas Interarms
Operation_Sagittaire
2023 American film
Falk/Vos, who is tracking both Morgan and Ryder's locations, arrives with GIGN forces and Ryder is killed but Morgan escapes. Morgan then tells Leon everything
Assassin_Club
Swiss assault rifle
French Army SG 551 SG 551 LB _ _ National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) of the National Gendarmerie SG 553 SOW _ _ Germany GSG 9 of the German
SIG_SG_550
June–July 2023 riots in France
the government would deploy 40,000 officers nationwide, including RAID and GIGN counter-terrorist units, to quell the violence. After 4 July, the unrest
Nahel_Merzouk_riots
Israeli door breaching rifle grenade
Used by the Belgian Federal Police Special Units supported by the French GIGN during an anti-terrorism raid in Verviers (Belgium) in 2015. "SIMON". Rafael
SIMON_breach_grenade
Area in France
of Nexter Systems Barracks and facilities for Gendarmerie including the GIGN headquarters and the Mobile Gendarmerie armored grouping (GBGM) Musique des
Satory
French action drama film
Corona. It was released globally on Netflix on 10 January 2025. A former GIGN operator, dismissed from his job after a tragic accident, gets mixed in a
Ad_Vitam_(film)
Japanese manga series
personal and professional relationship with GSG 9 commander Ulrich Wegener and GIGN commander Christian Prouteau. Perky is heavily involved in the SAS operations
Cat_Shit_One
German Federal Police unit
Israel's Yamam, France’s Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale (GIGN) or National Gendarmerie Intervention Group, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's
GSG_9
German 9×19mm Parabellum submachine gun
Forces A3 9mm France Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN) A5, K _ Certain specialized units within the French Army A5, SD3, F 9mm
Heckler_&_Koch_MP5
1988 video game
hostage crisis at an embassy in Paris, with the player controlling a six-man GIGN counterterrorist team as they are deployed to defeat the terrorists and free
Hostages_(video_game)
Militarised police force in Senegal
well as the Intervention Group of the Senegalese National Gendarmerie (GIGNS) in 1977, the reorganization of the high command in 1991, the opening of
National Gendarmerie (Senegal)
National_Gendarmerie_(Senegal)
2015 terrorist attack in Paris, France
They fled after the shooting, triggering a manhunt, and were killed by the GIGN on 9 January. The Kouachi brothers' attack was followed by several related
Charlie_Hebdo_shooting
2023 film by Martin Bourboulon
(link) Jaeglé, Yves (2 April 2023). "" Les Trois Mousquetaires, c'est le GIGN de l'époque " : les coulisses d'un film épique". Le Parisien (in French)
The_Three_Musketeers:_Milady
Revolver
6-Shot unfluted cylinder, 4" barrel, Stainless Steel, 250 Made France GIGN during amphibious operations. Norway The 3"-barreled version with Goncalo
Smith_&_Wesson_Model_686
Sniper rifle
Brigade in their Counter-Terrorism and Intervention scheme, RAID and the GIGN. Israel: Used by the Israeli special forces units, including the YAMAM -
PGM_Ultima_Ratio
Staff overseeing French special forces
Division, Helicopter section (1/67 Pyrénées) - Integrated into the 4th RHFS. GIGN List of special forces units List of French paratrooper units United States
Special Operations Command (France)
Special_Operations_Command_(France)
Using ladders to scale defensive walls
GIGN operators using a modern assault ladder installed on the roof of a Sherpa Light armored vehicle
Escalade
French cruise ship operator
tracked the pirates to the village of Jariban. French commando marine and GIGN operating from the frigate Jean Bart and the Jeanne d'Arc moved in when the
Compagnie_du_Ponant
German series of submachine guns/personal defence weapons
MP7A1 − 2012 Estonia ESTSOF − − − France French special forces, DGSE SA, GIGN MP7A1 − − Georgia Ministry of Internal Affairs − − − Germany German Army
Heckler_&_Koch_MP7
2015 video game
the British SAS, the German GSG-9, the Russian Spetsnaz and the French GIGN, each of which has four operators per unit split between attackers and defenders
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Tom_Clancy's_Rainbow_Six_Siege
- Rapid Response Unit Military - 601 SFG Estonia KaPo K-Commando France GIGN · Gendarmerie Nationale Georgia Designated – Counter Terrorism Center State
List of counter-terrorism agencies
List_of_counter-terrorism_agencies
Physical combat at close range
aftermath of the massacre, such as the Special Air Service, Delta Force, GSG 9, GIGN, and Joint Task Force 2, developed CQB tactics involving firearms to quickly
Close-quarters_battle
2013 French film
Traveler 1 Ralph Brown as French Prime Minister David Ortiz as GIGN 1 Sean Avery as GIGN 2 Michael Beach as David Patrick Alex Wolff as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
The_Informant_(2013_film)
Telugu Chasing Shadows Crime drama TBA Arabic Florida Drama TBA Norwegian GIGN Crime thriller TBA French Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo Drama TBA Urdu Obsess
List of Netflix original programming
List_of_Netflix_original_programming
National police and security force of Lebanon
B." Lecommercedulevant.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2017. "GIGN: Visite d'une délégation de sécurité française au Liban". Gendarmerier.interieur
Internal_Security_Forces
Revolver
to Jordan on November 15, 1955. A rare S&W M19-3 was built for the French GIGN. In 1972, they ordered 500 of these revolvers that have serial numbers in
Smith_&_Wesson_Model_19
International airport serving Marseille, France
special forces GIGN stormed the aircraft. In the ensuing firefight, all four hijackers were killed while three crew, 13 passengers, and 9 GIGN operatives
Marseille_Provence_Airport
National law enforcement agency of Mauritius
National Gendarmerie's Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale (GIGN) and the French Army's 2e RPIMa. The Special Support Unit (SSU) is the riot
Mauritius_Police_Force
2001 action thriller film by Chris Nahon
liaison is assassinated. Liu is then forced to flee from a horde of cops and GIGN commandos. After Liu escapes, he is forced to maintain a low profile. While
Kiss_of_the_Dragon
Combat shotgun
Gendarmerie Egypt: used by military police alongside Franchi PA-3 France: Used by GIGN Indonesia: Komando Pasukan Katak (Kopaska) tactical group and Komando Pasukan
Franchi_SPAS-12
Military unit
archival service (link) "Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale – GIGN". "Algeria hostage crisis: Scot who escaped bloodbath tells of his relief
Special_Intervention_Group
2018 Islamist terrorist attack in southern France
November 2015 Paris attacks. After Lakdim shot and fatally stabbed Beltrame, a GIGN tactical unit carried out an assault, during which the terrorist was shot
Carcassonne_and_Trèbes_attack
Person seized by abductor to compel action by another party
prisoners in Algeria and potentially crash the plane to the eiffel tower. The GIGN stormed the plane neutralizing all but one of the terrorists. The Operation
Hostage
Shotgun
(NOTP), National Republican Guard and Polícia de Segurança Pública. France : GIGN Akdal MKA 1919 Benelli M3 Franchi SPAS-12 Heckler & Koch FABARM FP6 Safir
Fabarm_SDASS_Tactical
2011 video game
and passes the intel to Team Metal, who capture Volk with assistance from GIGN. Under interrogation, Volk reveals that Makarov is meeting with his top advisors
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_3
Anti-compulsory vacination protests
Opponents of the Castex government Government of France French police forces GIGN Lead figures No centralized leadership Emmanuel Macron Jean Castex Casualties
2021–2022 social unrest in the French West Indies
2021–2022_social_unrest_in_the_French_West_Indies
Islamic terrorist attacks in France
From 7 to 9 January 2015, terrorist attacks occurred across the Île-de-France region, particularly in Paris and most prominently at the offices of the
January 2015 Île-de-France attacks
January_2015_Île-de-France_attacks
2013 film directed by Derek Lee and Clif Prowse
vampire. Derek sets up a live-stream of Maurice tied up to lure Audrey. GIGN storms the apartment, and Derek is shot to near-death before entering a frenzied
Afflicted_(film)
Unarmored SUV, Military light utility vehicle
been manufactured for use in Lebanon. An operation Manufacturer and the GIGN was conducted in November 1988 for testing rolling over 24 hours. The P4
Peugeot_P4
Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN; "National Gendarmerie Intervention Group"). GIGN is composed of a central unit based in Versailles-Satory
List_of_police_tactical_units
2023 film by Martin Bourboulon
(link) Jaeglé, Yves (2 April 2023). "" Les Trois Mousquetaires, c'est le GIGN de l'époque " : les coulisses d'un film épique". Le Parisien (in French)
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
The_Three_Musketeers:_D'Artagnan
Sniper rifle
night-vision devices for nighttime shooting. By 1976, every rifle in use with GIGN was equipped with a Zeiss scope. Three variants underwent development at
FR_F1
American anti-materiel sniper rifle
forces brigades and Black Cobra Unit El Salvador Finland France: Used by GIGN (before PGM Hécate II) Georgia: Used by the army including special forces
Barrett_M82
Swiss-German semi-automatic pistol
no. 8. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-19. "GIGN.ORG » PISTOLETS". Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved
SIG_Sauer_P226
Combat of groups using firearms
France Flight 8969 raid Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France 26 December 1994 GIGN 20 minutes 7 killed (3 prior to raid) 15 injured Hijackers killed; surviving
Shootout
French light tactical vehicle
developed an Egyptian variant of the Sherpa called Temsah Sherpa. France: GIGN is equipped with Sherpa APCs equipped with assault ladders with 2008 vehicles
Sherpa_Light
Saudi dissident and Ikhwan militant (1936–1980)
aid from France, which responded by dispatching advisory units from the GIGN to the site. After French operatives provided them with a special type of
Juhayman_al-Otaybi
'Oh, you...well...Comrade Major liked your tea gag a lot." The KGB, the GIGN (or in some versions of the joke, the FBI) and the CIA are all trying to
Russian_political_jokes
São Paulo police tactical unit
Federal Police GSG 9 and the French National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN). Currently, enrollment in GATE is given upon completion of the course of
Grupo de Ações Táticas Especiais
Grupo_de_Ações_Táticas_Especiais
Type of semi-automatic pistol
deprecated archival service (link) Thompson, Leroy (June 2010). "France's GIGN Anti-Terror Unit". Special Weapons For Military & Police. Archived from the
FN_Five-seven
International weapons trade fair
foreign start-ups, the presence of institutions in the live demonstrations (GIGN, French Army, Prefecture de Police inter-services, and more), and a career
Eurosatory
Royal family of Saudi Arabia
forces, aided by French special ops units. According to Lawrence Wright, the GIGN commandos did first convert to Islam prior to the raid. Most of those responsible
House_of_Saud
Firearm violence incident
people and 11 others were injured. The brothers were shot and killed by a GIGN team two days after the attack during a standoff. The deadliest shooting
Mass_shooting
Team of correction officers
2003. Retrieved 19 August 2013. Jean-Marc Leclerc (13 October 2010). "Le "GIGN de la pénitentiaire" a fait ses preuves". lefigaro.fr. Retrieved 19 August
Correctional emergency response team
Correctional_emergency_response_team
1987–1991 theme park in northern France
vegetation. Sometimes the park is used by the National Gendarmerie and the GIGN for manoeuvres. On 20 May 2017, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the
Mirapolis
2010 bus hijacking and mass murder in Manila, Philippines
Gallois, commander of the Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN) from 2002 to 2007, after watching live television footage was quoted by
Manila_hostage_crisis
Political coalition in New Caledonia
hostage taking crisis. The French refused to negotiate and instead sent in the GIGN and other special forces, who rescued all hostages but lost two men and killed
Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front
Kanak_and_Socialist_National_Liberation_Front
European multinational police tactical unit
KŘP Jihočeského kraje and Zásahová jednotka KŘP Plzeňského kraje France: GIGN Germany: GSG 9 and SEK Iceland: Víkingasveitin Norway: Delta Slovenia: SEP
IG_EULEX
Finnish rifle cartridge
TRG-42. Finland: Finnish Defence Forces – Sako TRG-42 France: French Army, GIGN and Commandement des Opérations Spéciales – PGM 338[citation needed], Sako
.338_Lapua_Magnum
GIGN
GIGN
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Investigator
Female
English
(ΓÎνεσις) English name of Greek origin, derived from the word genesis, GENESIS means "creation, generation, origin, source," from gignesthai "to be born," which is related to genos "birth, descent, race." In the bible, this is the name of the first book of the Old Testament.
GIGN
GIGN
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Born; Manifested
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Wealth; Beautiful; Collection of Wealth; Sign; The Queen of All Planets
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Fire
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Powerful
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, Hebrew, Scottish
The Sun; Pet Form of James Used as a Woman's Name; Supplanter; Similar to James
Female
Hindi/Indian
(लकà¥à¤·à¥à¤®à¥€) Variant spelling of Hindi Lakshmi, LAXMI means "aim, goal, mark."Â
Boy/Male
Muslim
The guide to the right path
Girl/Female
Australian, German
Carl; A Man; Female Version of Charles
Boy/Male
Latin
White.
Boy/Male
Australian, Farsi, Iranian, Parsi
Successful in Life
GIGN
GIGN
GIGN
GIGN
GIGN